I am thrilled with all of the encouragement and the stories of other quilters going through similar frustration. I followed all of the suggestions and am now able to quilt without trouble. I found that turning my thread spool with the thread coming from the front of the spool instead of the back made the most difference. I have no clue why. I have a few eyelashes but I am going to ignore them. I am going to call it my "Damn it" quilt as I have unconsciously said it a hundred times, or so I have been told by my husband. Thank you everyone. As you can probably relate, the quilt was only the straw that broke the camel's back, I am juggling many issues right now. Your support and understanding means more to me than I can say.